Laser Liposuction – What’s the Difference?

Laser Liposuction or assisted liposuction is a simple European technology, it’s a procedure that was invented to reduce the pain, swelling, and bruising of the conventional liposuction methods.

Liposuction – The Definition

Liposuction is the removal of unwanted fat bulges and lumps from areas of the body using suction tubes that are inserted into the body thru small incisions, and then a vacuum pump is attached to the hoses and removes the fatty cells.

The Procedure

The way that laser liposuction works is that a  lasers low-level energy wave length is focused on the part of the body that need work, the waves then penetrate through the skin and weakens the membrane of the cells that hold the fat, the fat contained in these cell literally ooze out of the cells parameter.

Then a small incision in made and a tinny surgical instrument call a cannula is inserted and literally sucks the fat out of the area like the conventions liposuction but without the possibility of a major scar.

The low-level energy laser is then reset for optimal pain management relief. For the final procedure of laser liposuction the laser is then reset again for an anti-inflammatory, anti-swelling. This dramatically reduces the postoperative discomfort. The following day the patient usually returns for a second follow up session of pain management.

Where can lasers be used?

The areas that laser liposuction are most commonly used on women are the abdomen, hips, thighs and knees. On men it is common on the abdomen, love handles, enlarged breast, arms, and neck. Laser liposuction can also be used to remove the sweat glands from armpit area to reduce sweating without any danger of interfering with the body process of cooling itself.

The Advantage of laser liposuction

The advantages of laser liposuction become clear when compared to the conventional tumescent and ultrasonic-assisted. These two methods usually require a large amount of recovery time compared to the short recovery time of laser liposuction and laser liposuction greatly reduces the swelling and bruising compared to conventional method.

Another advantage of laser-assisted liposuction is that most patients do not require any type of postoperative prescribed pain medication. Also, the procedure time for laser liposuction is no longer than conventional liposuction and is usually done under local anesthesia and a sedative are the only medication that the patient will require for the duration of the procedure.

Need Fat in Other Areas?

If the patient wishes, the fat that is taken from the designated areas can be used to fill in other areas of the patient’s body that are lacking fat. The most common of these areas are the lips. Most of the patients that have laser liposuction can usually return to normal activities in just a few days.